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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Coal for the Navy. Reported Action of the Authorities

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

A rumor was abroad in the city yesterday afternoon that the naval authorities had purchased 60,000 tons of coal. In view of the critical relations of the European Powers and Great…

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Dudley Colliery Disaster. Operations at the Pit. Establishment of a Relief Fund. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

There are no new developments to record in connection with the recent catastrophe at the Dudley mine. The work of scaling down the mine and the ventilating shafts was continued to-day by a…

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British Naval Preparations at Hongkong. Warships Loading Coal and Ammunition. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

The Hongkong naval yards are working night and day. The British warships in port are loading coal and ammunition, and preparing…

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The Distressed Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 7

Nearly three hundred miners have been thrown out of employment owing to the catastrophe, and as the colliery has worked very irregularly for a considerable time past, many of the men are in reduced…

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The Waratah Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 8

The delegates from the Waratah Miners' Lodge, the members of which have been thrown out of employment by the closing down of the colliery, have reported to a meeting of the lodge that…

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Permanent Miners' Fund

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

As a result of the terrible calamity at Dudley last week the Minister for Mines has again turned his attention to the question of establishing a permanent miners'…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 9
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In actual business on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, Queensland stocks had almost a monopoly, but there was a decline in values of the two Phoenix companies. Quotations for the majority of West Australian…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 9

Craven's Caledtonia C.T., 1[?]5 tons, 258oz. Golden Lily Claim, Windeyer, 60 tons, 80oz. Queen Cross Reef, C.T., 270 tons, 704oz. Victoria G.M. Association, C.T., [?] tons, 427oz…

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Western Australian Mining. Gold Struck in the Ivanhoe Tenture. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 7

Gold was struck to-day at the Ivanhoo Venture mine, in Arthur's shaft. The stone shows coarse gold with good prospects…

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Mining Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—Alf Manley received rather serious injuries at Block 14 yesterday. Two miners pat in a shot close to a pile of mullock, and after firing they walked opposite ways down the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 9

Business in the Mining market yesterday showed a little more life than on the preceding day. There were no sales of coal stocks, but Wickham and Bullock Island shares manifested increased firmness…

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Mining Managers Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 8

British Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited.— Mill return for fortnight ended March 23.—Treated 3534 tons of sulphide ore, producing 543 tons of concentrates, containing 3[?]9 tons of lead and 14,378oz. of silver…

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A Coal Miners' Fund. Proposal by Mr. Sydney Smith. a Bill to Be Prepared. Nature of the Contributions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 8

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has for a long time past been endeavoring to inaugurate a permanent relief fund on a satisfactory basis, to help the wives and families of miners…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3

Barcore, sh, Newcastle to tho West Coast Baroda, bq, Newcastle to tho West Coast Bass Book, bq, Newcastle to the West Coast Ben Cruachan, sh, Newcastle to Valparaiso,…

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New Zealand Coal for This Squadron

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 6

Towards the end of last year the [?] arranged for the supply of 2000 tons of West port (N.Z.) coal for the ships of the Australian squadron for test purposes. Some 1500 tons of…

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Newcastle. Closing of the Waratah Mine. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 8

In consequence of the recent decision of the management of the Waratah colliery to permanently suspend operations many miners have been thrown out of employment and acute distress exists at…

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South Bulli Miners. The Weighing Provisions. To be Insisted Upon. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 5

At a special meeting of miners of the South Bulli Lodge held at Sharpie's Hotel, for the purpose of discussing the difficulty that had arisen in connection with the weighing…

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The Dudley Disaster. Resumption of the Inquest. Character of the Mine. How the Fan Worked

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The inquest on the bodies of Thomas Dorrity and John Benson, the first recovered victims of the Dudley disaster, was resumed at 11 o'clock this morning at…

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The Dudley Explosion The Fire in the Mine. Relief for the Suffering Relatives. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 5

Since the Dudley colliery pit has been sealed down opinions have been expressed that the operation was a most successful one, and it was doubtful whether there is any…

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